My last two runs have been mostly on trails down by the Merrimack River. I like those trails for shoe testing since they include lots of surface variety – sand, a bit of mud, roots, rocks, leaf cover, etc. There’s also a good stretch of crushed rock that I can take if I decide to […]
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Topo Athletic Shoes Now Available – Will the Split-Toe Shoe Succeed?
July 12, 2013 By 17 Comments
I just received an email from City Sports announcing that Topo Athletic’s new line of split toe shoes are now in-stock. Topo is the company that was formed by Tony Post after he left Vibram, and the line consists of three different models: one for running, one for racing, and one for the gym: Topo […]
Dirty Runner: Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Review
July 9, 2013 By 7 Comments
A short time ago I received this comment posted (anonymously) on my blog about which shoe I was going to use for the MMT100: “Why is the Lone Peak 1.5 your “weapon of choice”?. The company’s customer service told me it’s not functionally different than the original, which you seemed to pretty much trash in […]
Recommended Zero Drop, Cushioned Road Running Shoes
June 25, 2013 By 46 Comments
If you’re interested in going more minimal with your running shoes, but don’t want to give up cushioning, this is the pace to look. A growing niche in the running shoe world is for zero drop shoes that retain some amount of cushion – I put a lot of miles on shoes in this category, […]
Is The Minimalist Trend Over? – Comments on Injury Risk and Sales Data
June 24, 2013 By 25 Comments
One of the comments I’ve seen a lot lately is that the minimalist running trend is over. A number of reasons are given to support this statement, and I thought I’d take a deeper look at two of the big ones. Injury Risk in Minimal Shoes The first reason I typically see put forth as […]
An Update On My Wife and Her Hoka Bondi 2’s
June 17, 2013 By 37 Comments
About two months ago I wrote a post about my wife Erin’s long term problems with foot and hip pain. She had gotten her hip pain under control through a post-run strengthening routine (lunges), but earlier this year she was diagnosed with a neuroma in her right foot, and was unable to run without pain […]
Altra 3-SUM Zero Drop Running Shoe Review
June 4, 2013 By 17 Comments
This is a guest review by John Shepard (@runsheprun on Twitter). John is the owner of Take it on the Run, a boutique running store that he runs out of his home. John is an Altra vendor, and over the past few months has been trying out the recently released 3-SUM Tri shoe. I asked […]
Marathon Training: Final Prep, and a Tough Shoe Choice
May 23, 2013 By 11 Comments
I’ll be running the Vermont City Marathon this Sunday, and I’m amazed at how calm I am given the amount of uncertainty that I’ve been experiencing lately. My past several weeks of training have included multiple lousy long runs, and I’ve had general sense of deadness in my legs that I’ve had a hard time […]
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Racing Flat Review
April 25, 2013 By 33 Comments
I have a fair amount of history with the Saucony Fastwitch line. The Fastwitch 2 was my first racing shoe, and it was the shoe I wore for 2 of my first 4 marathons. It was also my first real racing flat, and it introduced me to the benefits of lightweight footwear. Two years ago, […]
Asics Gel Lyte33 v2 Running Shoe Review
April 10, 2013 By 37 Comments
It’s been a long time since I’ve worn an Asics shoe. Back when I first started running I had a pair of the 2100 series that I liked, but since moving to more minimal footwear Asics has simply not had a lot to offer a runner with my preferences aside from a few racing flats […]
Marathon Training: Long Run Hydration
April 9, 2013 By 23 Comments
Boston 2011 was not a good marathon for me. I actually don’t remember much of the actual race, but what I do recall is having massive problems regulating my body temperature. I remember drinking a lot, and pouring more than a few cups of water over my head to cool down. What I remember most […]
Factors Contributing to the Energetic Cost of Running: Great Article by Kevin Maggs
April 9, 2013 By 9 Comments
I just read an excellent article by Kevin Maggs of Active Spine and Sport and Running Reform. In the article Kevin summarizes the work of Dr. Roger Kram of the University of Colorado. Kram has spent much of his career dissecting the many factors that contribute that contribute to the energetic cost of running, and […]
Weekly Marathon Training Update: March 18-24
March 24, 2013 By 15 Comments
Last weekend I made a deal with myself. I’d get my training plan from my coach (who, by the way, just won the HAT 50K yesterday!), post it here on the blog, then update how things went the following weekend. The goal was to both keep myself honest with my training, and also to give […]
The Secret to Success in Run Blogging: What I’ve Learned in the Past Four Years
March 19, 2013 By 29 Comments
When I was deciding on a title for this blog, I chose Runblogger because my intent was to write about both running and blogging. Those were my two passions at the time, and they remain my two biggest passions today. As with any of my passions, I tend to take an almost obsessive approach to […]
Recommended Read: Scott Douglas Book Excerpt on the Future of Minimalist Running Shoes
Several months back I spoke on the phone with Scott Douglas, a writer and editor for Runner’s World and Running Times. My own book, Tread Lightly, had just come out, and Scott was writing a book of his own on minimalist running for Rodale Press (the publisher of Runner’s World and Running Times). We covered […]